Erik Chisholm is not a well-known name but is one of the most important British composers of recent years, with a very large output of music in several genres. Much of his music is based on Scottish tunes, such as the Piobaireachd (bagpipe airs) which appear throughout his piano works. The acclaimed pianist Murray McLachlan has recorded the majority of his solo piano output for a total of 7 CDs all at mid-price.
Volume 3 was formerly available on limited (UK) release as Dunelm DRD0224.

“One finds in Chisholm's music a progressive absorption of diverse influences to forge a personal response... grand and uplifting music. [The Cornish Dance Suite]....excitingly done in this performance and rounds out Chisholm's earlier inspirations very nicely.” - Jonathan Woolf (MusicWeb)

“These four CDs... already provide evidence of one of the most important oeuvres for the instrument of any British composer. McLachlan's achievement in presenting this huge and hugely neglected body of piano music deserves enormous praise” – Martin Anderson (International Piano – joint review of vols 1-4)

“I can hardly imagine anyone wanting just a single volume of this collection of piano music; this is possibly one of the most important single contributions to British piano music alongside that of Bax, Ireland, Sorabji, Hoddinott and Cyril Scott.. [The Sonata] is an undoubted masterpiece. Murray McLachlan has made an important contribution to the literature of British piano music. Moreover, McLachlan has been well served by the fine recording.. the learned programme notes are a joy to read. I look forward to hearing the subsequent CDs in this eye-opening cycle with great anticipation and enthusiasm. It is one of the musical discoveries and revelations of the twenty-first century. – John France (MusicWeb) joint review of volumes 1-4)

“McLachlan is supremely sensitive...just as he is unafraid. This is a superb series of discs that will either individually or collectively act as a splendid introduction to Chisholm's intriguing music.” – Colin Clarke (Fanfare – joint review of vols 1-4)y

“Newcomers to Chisholm's piano music will invariably find it profoundly musical characteristics first, it is supremely well written for the keyboard, by a composer who we know was a keyboard virtuoso himself- there is nothing ‘unpianistic' in his writing. There is deeply creative musical intelligence at work here. There is an inherent immediacy of communication with the listener that marks Chisholm out as a truly genuine creative figure. McLachlan plays the pieces most admirably. [The Cornish Dance Sonata] is a quite dazzling piece of composition – extraordinary original inspiration.” – Robert Matthew-Walker (International Record Review)